diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 12f0d23f17d..d2626c7b19a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 /pubsub/                        @anguillanneuf @hongalex @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
 /run/                           @averikitsch @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
 /scheduler/                     @averikitsch @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
-/spanner/                       @mmmarklu @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
+/spanner/                       @larkee @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
 /speech/                        @telpirion @sirtorry @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
 /storage/                       @GoogleCloudPlatform/storage-dpe @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners
 /tables/automl/                 @telpirion @sirtorry @GoogleCloudPlatform/python-samples-owners